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, bill phillips, two, paul widreid two. a lot of word documents. i would write on the screen and my wife could describe this because she watched me and i didn't see myself doing it. i would wander around the house, take a coffee out to the yard, wander around, sit on a bench, sit on a little patio we have. and the house could be burning down and i wouldn't have noticed. i would do that for an hour or two or three with the story percolating, whatever that day's story is, and come in and throw it on the computer and take a look at it, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, put it away. i might leave myself some notes, do this tomorrow, check harriman but after 5:00 or 6:00 i didn't write. host: how did you sleep? guest: very well. host: you never woke up in the middle of the night saying i have to get up and finish that chapter? guest: perhaps a couple of times i woke up thinking something long those lines but good thoughts like put hair where i man in -- put harriman in. or note to self. pamela harriman was there and -- or pamela churchill was t
, bill phillips, two, paul widreid two. a lot of word documents. i would write on the screen and my wife could describe this because she watched me and i didn't see myself doing it. i would wander around the house, take a coffee out to the yard, wander around, sit on a bench, sit on a little patio we have. and the house could be burning down and i wouldn't have noticed. i would do that for an hour or two or three with the story percolating, whatever that day's story is, and come in and throw it...
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and bill phillips said, forget the metaphors. we want to write a 21st century book in a voice that is different from william manchester's. so, churchill uses the metaphor with quotation marks, that is one thing. but we are not trying to imitate either one of them. that worked wonderfully. and bill also on the fact that he told me in the editing for readability. if you tell me the bismarck sank on this date in this ocean, i am going to take your word for it, paul. that was a learning experience for me. my editors, if i wrote a feature story about the bismarck, they would say, verify that it sank on this day in this ocean. readability was not their highest concern. >> do you and bill phillips of plans to meet? >> yes. i was going to meet him this very week. then i had some dental issues that resulted in canceling the boston to work. i would love to meet him. my dream is at some new england seafood place. i am a bostonian. and he would pick up the check for us. >> there are times -- i know you say that winston churchill travel to th
and bill phillips said, forget the metaphors. we want to write a 21st century book in a voice that is different from william manchester's. so, churchill uses the metaphor with quotation marks, that is one thing. but we are not trying to imitate either one of them. that worked wonderfully. and bill also on the fact that he told me in the editing for readability. if you tell me the bismarck sank on this date in this ocean, i am going to take your word for it, paul. that was a learning experience...
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. >> in his latest, kevin phillips suggests that 1775, not 1776, was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independence, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is the chairman and editor in chief of forbes media, steve forbes. he will be with us for the next 45 minutes to take your calls. let's start with where we started this morning on "washington journal." have you looked at the fiscal cliff and have you made plans or altered your 2013 spending as a business owner on this issue? guest: the interest not yet. the big factor will be what happens in health care, which kicks in it in 2013 and 2014. you're kind of immobilize until we get a fix. we are moving ahead on the projects we are doing. people are being cautious. we hope this thing will be successfully resolved and that we do not go into a recession next year. host: how would you like to see this issue played out in washington? what is the best economic solution? guest: the best economic solution is to avoid raising taxes. the best we can h
. >> in his latest, kevin phillips suggests that 1775, not 1776, was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independence, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now is the chairman and editor in chief of forbes media, steve forbes. he will be with us for the next 45 minutes to take your calls. let's start with where we started this morning on "washington journal."...
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. >> kevin phillips suggests -- suggests that 1775 was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independents. that is tonight at 8:00 on c- span's today." >> we had to make plans for the invasion of japan without the atomic bomb. we thought it would cost 700,000 men, 200,000 to be killed and 500,000 to be named by life. >> as truman's grandson, a choose to honor both, both the sacrifice of american servicemen fighting their way through the pacific and of the little girls who died as a result of the atomic bomb. it is unimaginable what that most of them like to be close to the center where that fireball originated in the blast was strongest. >> follow clifton truman daniel on his journey to hiroshima. grandsondent's eldest joined us in washington to discuss meetings with bomb survivors and the inspiration for his trip. that is on c-span 3. "washington journal" continues. host: our topic is the fiscal cliff. as we have done for the past several sundays, we will come joshua gordon and stan collender. thank you for coming back. stan, as we stand on the edge of the f
. >> kevin phillips suggests -- suggests that 1775 was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independents. that is tonight at 8:00 on c- span's today." >> we had to make plans for the invasion of japan without the atomic bomb. we thought it would cost 700,000 men, 200,000 to be killed and 500,000 to be named by life. >> as truman's grandson, a choose to honor both, both the sacrifice of american servicemen fighting their way through the...
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. >> in his latest, kevin phillips suggests 1775 was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independence. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q &a." >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is the most important issue he should consider for 2013? >> make a short video about your message to the president. >> student cam video competition with your chance to win $5,000. $50,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january. for more information, go to studentcam.org. >> retired general -- general schwarzkopf died thursday at age 78. in 1991, he commanded a u.s. led coalition which drove forces out of kuwait. former president george h. w. bush said he epitomized the duty, service, creed that has defended the country's freedom and defense secretary leon panetta described the four-star army general as one of the great military giants of the 20th century. next, an interview with the retired general on his autobiography,"it doesn't take a hero." >> general schwarzkopf, buried in your book as the following sentence -- almost every panel -- general in de
. >> in his latest, kevin phillips suggests 1775 was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independence. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q &a." >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is the most important issue he should consider for 2013? >> make a short video about your message to the president. >> student cam video competition with your chance to win $5,000. $50,000 in total prizes. the deadline...
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everyone knew it was coming in the winter of 1774-1775. >> kevin phillips suggests 1775 was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independence. sunday night at 8:00. >> now, a look at the global economy with university of athens economics professor. he discusses his latest book of " the true origins of the financial crisis and the teacher of the world economy." this event is one hour and 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, france, -- friends, this is a singular honor to be a guest in this temple of civic life. thanks to all the good people for making this possible, to my publisher, the staff that are manning the barricades outside. my novel is debt crisis and the future of the world economy. i will be arguing that there is no such thing as a debt crisis. there is no debt crisis in the united states of america and europe, and there is no such thing as the debt crisis in my own country, which is nevertheless being consumed by debt. you know the joke about balloonist. the balloon has been blown off course, and at some point they manage to gain control of t
everyone knew it was coming in the winter of 1774-1775. >> kevin phillips suggests 1775 was the critical launching point of both the revolutionary war and american independence. sunday night at 8:00. >> now, a look at the global economy with university of athens economics professor. he discusses his latest book of " the true origins of the financial crisis and the teacher of the world economy." this event is one hour and 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, france,...